Telecom infrastructure major Indus Towers on Tuesday posted a 42 per cent increase in consolidated profit to Rs 1,925.9 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company had reported a profit of Rs 1,347.9 crore in the same period a year ago, Indus Towers said in a regulatory filing. Indus Towers consolidated revenue from operations grew by about 4 per cent to Rs 7,439.4 crore during the reported quarter, from Rs 7,132.4 crore in the June 2023 quarter, the filing added. During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, Vodafone Group Plc, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, sold 17.98 per cent of its shareholding in Indus Towers. Bharti Airtel Ltd acquired approximately 27 million equity shares representing 1 per cent equity share capital of the company. Accordingly, Bharti Airtel Ltd held 48.95 per cent shares and Vodafone Group held 3.06 per cent stake in the company as on June 30, 2024. Both Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone continue to be the promoters of the ...
Indus Towers buyback plan: Share price hits over six-year high of Rs 447.30, gaining 5% on the BSE on July 26
If this sale is successful, Bharti Airtel will become the majority stakeholder in Indus Towers with a 52% shareholding
Sells 18% stake in Indus Towers for Rs 15,300 crore
British telecom player Vodafone on Wednesday said it has sold an 18 per cent stake in Indus Towers for 1.7 billion euro (about Rs 15,300 crore). The company will use the major portion of the proceeds to pay 1.8 billion euro outstanding bank borrowings secured against Vodafone's assets in India. "Vodafone Group Plc...sold 484.7 million shares in Indus Towers Limited, representing 18 per cent of Indus' share capital through an accelerated book-build offering. "The placing raised Rs 153.0 billion (1.7 billion euro) in gross proceeds which will be used to substantially repay Vodafone's existing lenders in relation to the outstanding bank borrowings of 1.8 billion euro secured against Vodafone's Indian assets," Vodafone said in a note. Following the transaction, Vodafone now holds 82.5 million shares or 3.1 per cent in Indus Towers.
Till 09:22 am; a combined 47.34 million equity shares representing 1.76 per cent of total equity of Indus Tower have changing hands on the NSE and BSE
Vodafone Group Plc currently owns 21.5 per cent stake in Indus via various group entities. It will use the proceeds to repay its own debt
Indus Towers is keen on servicing Vi's expected 4G expansion and 5G rollout
Amid reports of buying UK-based Vodafone Group's 21 per cent stake in Indus Towers, Airtel affirmed that it is not in any such talks
"The company has no desire to raise its stake beyond what is required for financial consolidation of Indus in the company,' Airtel said in an exchange filing
Indus Towers is trading at its highest level since January 2018
Nuvama has identified about a dozen "high conviction" domestic stocks that could get added to the index
Indus is witnessing demand for rural expansion and densification in urban areas, particularly from Bharti Airtel
The company's board is scheduled to meet on February 27 to consider fundraising via equity or debt instruments.
Asset management company Artisan Partners on Wednesday divested a 1.2 per cent stake in telecom infrastructure major Indus Towers for Rs 717 crore through an open market transaction. The US-based Artisan Partners through its affiliate Artisan International Value Fund sold shares of Indus Towers on the BSE. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, Artisan International Value Fund offloaded 3,33,46,663 shares, amounting to a 1.24 per cent stake in Indus Towers. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 215.10 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 717.29 crore. After the latest transaction, Artisan Partners' shareholding in Indus Towers declined to 0.47 per cent stake from 1.71 per cent. Details of the buyers could not be ascertained. On Wednesday, shares of Indus Towers rose 1.92 per cent to close at Rs 225.50 apiece on the BSE. Last week, private equity major KKR, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and another entity sold Indus Towers' shares w
The rental revenue growth was due to the addition of 7,600 towers, and 7,200 co-locations implying a reduction in the average sharing factor (ASF) sequentially to 1.72x from 1.74x
Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers on Wednesday said it has collected and recognised on its books an amount of Rs 300 crore against the past dues alongwith 100 per cent monthly collection from a major customer. In its Q3FY24 earnings call, the tower company said that it does see the entry of satellite internet companies like Starlink and others as a threat to tower requirements from telcos at this stage, since satellites primarily provide the backhaul connectivity complimentary to telecom services, by reaching uncovered areas. Without naming Vodafone Idea, Indus Towers Chief Financial Officer Vikas Poddar said with regard to a major customer, the company has collected and recognised Rs 300 crore against the past dues in addition to the full monthly collection. "With regard to the provision for doubtful debts...reported in the current quarter, I would like to explain the transaction with a major customer and the treatment of the same...we have collected and recognised Rs 3 .
Telecom infrastructure major Indus Towers posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 1,541 crore in the December quarter, the company said on Tuesday. The company had posted a loss of Rs 708 crore in the year-ago period. The company's consolidated revenue grew 6 per cent in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal to Rs 7,199 crore from Rs 6,765 crore a year ago. "Our third consecutive quarter of record tower additions demonstrated our robust operational performance. We expect our major customer's focus on its network expansion and the ongoing 5G rollouts to continue, yielding growth opportunities for us in the near term," Indus Towers Managing Director and CEO Prachur Sah said in the statement. The company's total number of towers increased by 22,383 on a year-on-year basis to 2,11,775. "The return on capital employed improved to 19.2 per cent as against 12.5 per cent on year-on-year basis. Third quarter of the financial year had an impact of Rs 2,270 crore due to provision for
Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers on Wednesday posted a 49 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,295 crore in the September quarter. The company had posted net profit of Rs 872 crore in the year-ago period. The consolidated revenue of Indus Towers declined 10 per cent to Rs 7,133 crore during the second quarter of the current fiscal from Rs 7,967 crore a year ago. "The revenue for second quarter included... Rs 1,076 crore from deferred recognition of revenues arising from the settlement of old dues with customers. The quarter also had an impact of Rs 1,771 crore due to provision for doubtful debt," the company said in a statement. "The quarter marked Indus Towers reaching a milestone of 200,000 macro towers, reaffirming its leadership position. We are also proud to have delivered another quarter of our highest tower additions, which translated into a steady financial performance," Indus Towers Managing Director and CEO Prachur Sah said. The company reporte
Indus Towers has also criticised the telco for 'wilful and continuous' failure to make the due payments